record keeping /credits

[HS mom]

I'd like suggestions for keeping track of work done for credits. I know we need a better routine for tracking, but I'm wonder what you've found to work best.

[Chris in VA]

Not quite sure what you want, exactly--

Because most of the curricula I use has the work already assigned (I just choose how much to assign, or when to assign it), I don't have to make up a list of what work dc will do in order to earn the credit--they basically need to do all of it.

I use a transcript to keep track of what classes ds has done, and what credit I have assigned to those classes--is that what you mean?

[HS mom]

Some of our classes are easily tracked- math, for instance. Just do it, as you say. But, literature: reading and discussion (and that discussion can happen anywhere, in the car, on a walk, etc.), writing a paper- that time has to be tracked, within reason.

 

If it's not a pre-packaged curriculum, how do you track time? Do you write it all down daily? Use a weekly calendar?

[Chris in VA]

Oh, I see what you mean. No, I don't track any time at all. I don't have to for state requirements. If we have finished and discussed the book to my satisfaction, we move on. We did use Omnibus for two years, so the discussion questions were all laid out, as were all the writing assignments. If I were following WTM, I'd just follow the requirements SWB says to use.

This year, we are using some Sonlight 300 materials. (Blech)

I just go over the history with ds, and we use something else, like Barron's or SparkNotes, for chapter summaries and discussions.

[HS mom]

OK- thanks.

 

I'm going to check Spark notes